As the research for the Carrot Museum produced more in depth information
about the wonderful vegetable so the site grew and grew. With this expansion
the popularity of the World Carrot Museum came to the attention of the media.
Set out below are some of the examples.

The American magazine entitled "Carrot Country" based in Washington, included
the World Carrot Museum in a feature article - Touting Carrots on the Web
- a three page spread in the Spring 2002 edition. See
the full article here.

Carrot country is a part of Freshcut from of the Columbia Publishing Company
producing other worthy horticultural publications such as potato country
onion world and tomato magazine.
It looks like they have every healthy vegetable covered, offering the latest
news and trends relevant to their respective industries!

The article produced many useful contacts for the Carrot Museum for which
John is ever grateful.

Cited the World Carrot Museum as "Site of the day" on 13 October 2001.
One of the biggest selling newspapers in England finally recognises the true
worth of carrots.

The Times (UK) 17 August 2007 - Carrot fanatic shows off his roots

About 200 carrot-related items from the online collection of a man obsessed
with the vegetable are on display. John Stolarczyk, is presenting dozens of
carrot-themed collectibles, from candles and clocks to forks and fishing lure,
at the Harlow Carr gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society in Harrogate,
North Yorkshire. Mr Stolarczyk, 56, a retired council officer, from Skipton,
North Yorkshire, runs an internet museum devoted to the carrot. He says: “I
eat them every day, at least once. I just love the taste of them. I also grow
my own – red, purple, white and yellow carrot varieties.”

The Maryland Herald-Mail in the United States ran a
piece entitled "What's up, Doc? quoting from the Museum that at the root of
it all carrots are good for you.

Written by Kate Coleman in the Food Section of the newspaper she
conclusively confirmed that carrots are good for you.

The Center for Science
in the Public Interest lists the carrot in the top ten healthiest vegetables.
She also explains about the health benefits of Vitamin A.

MSN gave the Museum a reference too - June 2007

Trusting your eyesight to carrots
If you think these vegetables will improve your vision, think again. While
carrots do contain vitamin A, which is a major player in keeping your eyes
working properly, you really only need a small amount of it—and no matter how
much vitamin A you consume, it’s not going to magically eliminate your need
for glasses. In fact, if you eat too much vitamin A, you can end up with a
toxic—although not usually fatal—reaction. The idea that more carrots means
better vision might actually be a relic of a World War II-era military
disinformation campaign. According to the online World Carrot Museum, British
intelligence began spreading the myth during the blitz as a plausible
explanation for why their fighter pilots were suddenly able to spot Nazi
planes at night. In reality, the British had simply developed a better radar
system and didn’t want the enemy to find out about it.

Craven Herald (North
Yorkshire) 27 February 2004 go there and again in
2007 - here

ABC Radio - John gave a live interview
on in Tasmania on 5 September 2001 where Chris Wisbee discussed at the length
the goodness of carrots together with some witty remarks about some of the
trivia associated with carrots.

The Miami Herald on 6 August 2001
ran a piece called "Come on Baby light my Carrot" where Dave Barry in his
inimitable style expounded on the sparks you can experience when microwaving
carrots and asked the question can carrots burn your house down!Click here to see the World Carrot Museum
piece about this phenomenon.

Dave Barry has been at The Miami Herald since 1983. He won the Pulitzer Prize
for commentary in 1988. Barry writes about various major issues relating
to the international economy, the future of democracy, the social infrastructure
and exploding toilets!

Dave said " The World Carrot Museum reflects a level of interest in carrots
that would probably trouble a psychiatric professional !" Click here to see the newspaper article in full.

Ocean F.M. - another Radio interview on 15
April 2002 for the Steve Randall show on Ocean FM (96.7 and 97.5), broadcast
weekday and Saturday afternoons. This station broadcasts to the South Coast
area of England. You can find out more about Steve at www.steverandall.com
and more about Ocean FM at www.oceanfm.com
John was quizzed about the virtues of carrots and how the site came together.
He was even asked to tell one of the carrot jokes. See
the jokes here.

Student Newspaper of the University of Tennessee 4/10/2001 issued an article
describing the virtues(?) of the Carrot Museum

The Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Tuesday, August
8, 2001 asked "Can carrots burn down your house?" ... " This urgent question
comes up thanks to a reader Doug Forand, who writes to describe an alarming
discovery he made recently while experimenting with carrots in his microwave
oven." The article went on to reference the World Carrot Museum's valid
scientific explanation for such sparks.

Other notable publications which have made reference to the World Carrot
Museum include:

The Augusta Chronicle credits the World Carrot
Museum with discovering who invented the modern carrot cake. 15 October 2001.

The Holland Sentinel 5/8/2001 (Michigan)
extols the virtues of the Carrot Museum.

New York Times 4/12/2001, makes reference
to this comprehensive piece of work.

Talking Crochet, the world's largest free
crochet e-newsletter. Authored by America's premier crochet expert and editor
of
Crochet!
magazine, Jean Leinhauser, this entertaining and inspiring letter comes
once every three weeks, bringing you crochet information and insights you'll
find nowhere else! April 2003 edition points readers to the Fun/Craft page
of the Museum where they can find a beautiful crochet bookmark.
Click here to go there.

The Sun (UK) 1 January 2007 (right)

The Jefferson Herald, September 2003. Interview
with Bev Lehman, John whilst on his US Carrot Tour.
See the article here.

A large website
devoted to carrots – lots of information. Did you know that carrots were the
first vegetable to be canned commercially?

The website also mentioned that: "If you dream of
carrots - it portends prosperity and health; for a young woman to eat them
denotes she will contract an early marriage and be the mother of several hardy
children." See the magazine
here.

Thursday 1st Mar
2007. Carrot connoisseur John Stolarczyk has returned from Holtville, USA, the
global carrot capital of the world, armed with more artefacts for his museum -
the only one in the world devoted to the vegetable.

The 56-year-old former Bradford Council administrator, whose favourite colour
naturally is orange, gets more than 200 hits a day on his 125-page on-line
museum.

They have now joined the other carrot cornucopia at his home in Clayton Hill
Road, Cross Hills, near Keighley, where he already treasures carrot-based
ornaments ranging from fairy lights to corkscrews.

Mr Stolarczyk said: "My biggest problem was getting the wreath through
customs. It was in my backpack and they asked what it was. I told them I was a
carrot collector and they eventually believed me."

He had been a guest of honour in the Californian town and took his place on a
special float in the carrot parade.

With him was America's carrot tattoo lady - Michele Hewitt - who persuaded
John to have his own "temporary" tattoo, and Jeff Chiplis, of Cleveland, Ohio,
who has a collection of 10,000 carrot bags.

Mr Stolarczyk was invited to judge a carrot cooking competition in which
people made sweets, cakes and savoury dishes from the vegetable.

"I think we're a rare breed or perhaps there are a lot of closet carrot
collectors," he said.

Various references during the visit to the Carrot Capital Festival in 2007-
here

Huddersfield Examiner 8 March 2008The simple carrot, yet it’s so very good for
our health

‘The carrot’s nutritional value is unquestionable and scientist have shown
that the value increases when they are cooked!’

TAKE a gentle stroll across some of our beautiful coastal dunes and chalky
cliffs in mid-summer and you may see stems with typical pure white Umbelliferae
flower spikes up to a metre (3ft) tall. You are not allowed to dig these up under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
So pick a leaf off, crush and smell it – the distinct carrot aroma – this is the
wild carrot, Daucus carota.

From this wild relative, dating from over 5,000 years ago, we now have
hundreds of varieties to choose from in a whole rainbow of colours. Its popularity in the Middle East continued for centuries until the crop at
last found its way into Europe in the 14th century. It finally arrived on our
shores in the 15th century with Flemish refugees.

Over the following 500 years its importance, its quality, its flavour and
size all increased dramatically. So by the time we had reached the Dig for Victory campaign of the Second
World War, the carrot was part of our staple diet and a popular allotment and
showing crop. Its nutritional value is unquestionable and scientist have shown that the
value increases when they are cooked! Carotene, known as a powerful antioxidant,
increases after cooking and will increase even more if you do not peel the
carrots. Vitamins B, C, D and E are also present in valuable quantities.

For anything else that you want to know about carrots visit
www.carrotmuseum.co.uk – but only if you have a day or two to spare!